Asia Artist Awards (Korean: 아시아 아티스트 어워즈; abbreviated as AAA) is an awards ceremony organized by South Korea-based business newspaper Money Today and its global media brands Star News and MTN. It honors outstanding achievements and international contributions of South Korean artists in television, film and music. The inaugural ceremony was held on November 16, 2016, at Kyung Hee University's Hall of Peace in Seoul, and was broadcast live via satellite across Asia.[1]

Ceremonies

Edition Date Venue City Country Host Ref.
1st November 16, 2016 Hall of Peace, Kyung Hee University Seoul South Korea Leeteuk and Lee Si-young [1]
2nd November 15, 2017 Jamsil Students' Gymnasium Leeteuk and Lee Tae-im [2]
3rd November 28, 2018 Namdong Gymnasium Incheon Leeteuk and Lee Sung-kyung [3][4]
4th November 26, 2019 Mỹ Đình National Stadium Hanoi Vietnam Leeteuk and Lim Ji-yeon [5]
5th November 28, 2020 Online Ceremony Seoul South Korea Leeteuk and Park Ju-hyun [6]
6th December 2, 2021 KBS Arena Leeteuk and Jang Won-young [7]
7th December 13, 2022 Nippon Gaishi Hall Nagoya Japan [8]
8th December 14, 2023 Philippine Arena Bocaue Philippines Kang Daniel, Jang Won-young and Sung Han-bin [9][10]
9th December 27, 2024 Impact Challenger Hall 1–2 Bangkok Thailand Jang Won-young, Sung Han-bin and Ryu Jun-yeol [11]
10th December 6, 2025 National Stadium Kaohsiung City Taiwan Lee Jun-ho and Jang Won-young [12]
11th December 5, 2026 National Stadium Kaohsiung City Taiwan Jang Won-young and Ji Chang-wook
December 6, 2026

Winners

Grand Prize (Daesang)

Boy band Exo was the first recipient of the Grand Prize (Daesang) in Music
IU (L) and Park Bo-gum each won a Grand Prize (Daesang) in Television/Film for their work on the series When Life Gives You Tangerines during the award show’s 10th anniversary in 2025[13]
YearCategoryWinner Ref.
2016 Television / FilmCho Jin-woong
MusicExo
2017 Television / Film Kim Hee-sun
Music Exo
2018 Television / Film Lee Byung-hun
Music BTS
2019 Television / Film Jang Dong-gun (Actor/Actress of the Year)
Music Seventeen – An Ode (Album of the Year)
Twice (Artist of the Year)
Got7 (Performance of the Year)
Red Velvet – "Umpah Umpah" (Song of the Year)
2020 Television / Film Kim Soo-hyun (Actor/Actress of the Year: Drama)
Lee Jung-jae (Actor/Actress of the Year: Film)
Music NCT – NCT 2020 Resonance Pt. 1 (Album of the Year)
Twice (Artist of the Year)
Got7 (Performance of the Year)
BTS – "Dynamite" (Song of the Year)
Monsta X (Stage of the Year)
Lim Young-woong (Trot of the Year)
2021 Television / Film Lee Jung-jae (Actor of the Year)
Lee Seung-gi (Actor/Actress of the Year: Drama)
Yoo Ah-in (Actor/Actress of the Year: Film)
Music Seventeen (Singer of the Year)
NCT 127 – Sticker (Album of the Year)
Stray Kids (Performance of the Year)
BTS – "Butter" (Song of the Year)
aespa (Stage of the Year)
Lim Young-woong (Trot of the Year)
2022 Television / Film Lee Jun-ho (Actor of the Year)
Music NewJeans (Performance of the Year)
Lim Young-woong (Stage of the Year)
Ive (Song of the Year)
Stray Kids (Album of the Year)
Seventeen (Singer of the Year)
2023 Television / Film Lee Jun-ho (Actor of the Year)
Music NewJeans (Singer of the Year)
Seventeen – FML (Album of the Year)
NewJeans – "Ditto" (Song of the Year)
Stray Kids (Stage of the Year)
BSS (Performance of the Year)
Lim Young-woong (Fandom of the Year)
2024
(9th)[14]		 Television / Film Kim Soo-hyun (Artist of the Year: Actor)
Park Min-young (Best Actress of the Year)
Byeon Woo-seok (Best Actor of the Year)
Music NewJeans (Artist of the Year: Singer)
DAY6 – Fourever (Album of the Year)
Rosé and Bruno Mars – "APT." (Song of the Year)
NCT 127 (Stage of the Year)
Le Sserafim (Performance of the Year)
2025 Television / Film IU (Artist of the Year: Actor)
Moon So-ri (Best Actress of the Year: OTT)
Park Bo-gum (Best Actor of the Year: OTT)
Yoona (Best Actress of the Year: TV)
Lee Jun-ho (Best Actor of the Year: TV)
Music Stray Kids (Artist of the Year: Singer)
Stray Kids – Karma (Album of the Year)
Ive – "Rebel Heart" (Song of the Year)
Ateez (Stage of the Year)
Riize (Performance of the Year)
Le Sserafim (Music Icon of the Year)

Rookie of the Year

YearCategoryWinner
2016 Television / FilmRyu Jun-yeol, Kwak Si-yang, Sung Hoon, Lee Jung-shin, Nana
MusicNCT 127, Blackpink
2017 Television / FilmAhn Hyo-seop, Jung Chae-yeon
MusicWanna One, Pristin, Kard
2018 Television / FilmKim Da-mi, Jang Ki-yong
MusicThe Boyz, Stray Kids, (G)I-dle, IZ*ONE
2019 Television / FilmOng Seong-wu
MusicTXT, AB6IX, ITZY
2020 Television / FilmHan So-hee, Lee Jae-wook
MusicTreasure, Secret Number
2021 Television / FilmLee Do-hyun
MusicEnhypen, Aespa
2022 Television / FilmKang Daniel, Seo Bum-june
Music IVE, NewJeans, LE SSERAFIM
2023 Television / FilmLee Eun-saem, Moon Sang-min
Music Zerobaseone
2024 Television / FilmJang Da-ah
Music TWS, QWER
2025 Television / FilmPark Yoon-ho
Music KiiiKiii, Cortis, AllDay Project

Popularity Award

(Determined through fan votes)

YearCategoryWinner Ref.
2016 Television / FilmBaekhyun, Yoona
MusicExo
2017 Television / FilmD.O., Yoona
MusicExo
2018 Television / FilmSehun, IU
MusicBTS
2019 MusicStray Kids, Loona, Kang Daniel
2020 Television / FilmPark Jin-young, Song Ji-hyo
SingerBTS, Twice
Trot Lim Young-woong
2021 Television / FilmKim Seon-ho, Song Ji-hyo
MusicExo, Twice, CL, Lim Young-woong
2022 Television / FilmKim Seon-ho, Kim Se-jeong
MusicBTS
2023 Television / FilmLee Jun-ho, Kim Se-jeong
MusicSakurazaka46, Lim Young-woong
2024 Television / FilmByeon Woo-seok, Kim Hye-yoon
MusicLim Young-woong, NiziU
2025 Television / FilmLee Jun-ho, Kim Hye-yoon
MusicStray Kids, NiziU, Yuqi

Asia Celebrity

YearCategoryWinner
2019 Television / FilmJi Chang-wook, Park Min-young
MusicRed Velvet, NU'EST
2020 Television / FilmLee Joon-gi
MusicKang Daniel, WayV
2021 Television / FilmYoo Ah-in, Bright Vachirawit, Win Metawin
MusicBamBam, The Boyz
2022 Television / FilmKim Seon-ho, Kwon Yu-ri, PP, Billkin
MusicITZY, Lyodra
2023 Television / FilmKentaro Sakaguchi, Kim Seon-ho
MusicJang Won-young, LE SSERAFIM, NewJeans, ITZY, Lyodra
2024 Television / FilmByeon Woo-seok
MusicJang Won-young
2025 Television / FilmPark Bo-gum
MusicJang Won-young

Best Artist Award

YearCategoryWinner
2016 Television / FilmPark Hae-jin, Park Shin-hye
MusicBTS, Twice
2017 Television / FilmNamkoong Min, Park Hae-jin, Yoona
MusicSeventeen
2018 Television / FilmHa Jung-woo
MusicSeventeen, Twice, Wanna One
2019 Television / FilmPark Min-young, Yoona, Zico
2020 Television / FilmLee Joon-gi, Seo Yea-ji
MusicMamamoo, NCT 127
2021 Television / FilmJeon Yeo-been, Han So-hee
MusicBamBam, Brave Girls, Enhypen
2022 Television / FilmHan So-hee, Seo In-guk, Park Min-young
MusicItzy, The Boyz, The Rampage from Exile Tribe
2023 Television / FilmKim Ji-hoon, Kim Seon-ho, Kentaro Sakaguchi
MusicAKMU, IVE, The Boyz, ITZY, Le Sserafim, SB19
2024 Television / FilmPark Min-young, Kim Hye-yoon, Ahn Bo-hyun, Byeon Woo-seok, Joo Won, Ryu Jun-yeol, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Kim Soo-hyun
MusicZerobaseone, DAY6, NCT 127, NewJeans, Ive, Aespa, Kiss of Life, Suho, Le Sserafim, TWS, BUS (Because of you I shine), WayV, Bibi
2025 Television / FilmIU, Im Yoon-ah, Kim You-jung, Moon So-ri, Uhm Ji-won, Lee Jun-ho, Lee Joon-hyuk, Park Bo-gum, Takeru Satoh,
MusicAllDay Project, Ateez, Ive, JJ Lin, Le Sserafim, Monsta X, RIIZE, Stray Kids, Woodz

Best Icon Award

YearCategoryWinner
2016 Television / FilmKim You-jung
MusicBTS
2017 Television / FilmSeo Kang-joon
MusicHwang Chi-yeul, Crush, Mamamoo
2018 Television / FilmChoi Tae-joon, Kim Myung-soo
MusicMonsta X, Momoland
2019 Television / FilmJung Hae-in, Choi Si-won
MusicSeventeen, Chungha
2020 Television / FilmLee Joo-young
MusicPentagon, AB6IX
2021 Television / FilmRyu Kyung-soo
MusicWoodz
2022 Television / FilmIm Jae-hyuk
MusicAleXa, Verivery
2023 Television / FilmCha Joo-young
MusicKep1er, Nmixx, Tempest
2024 Music&Team
2025 Television / FilmChoo Young-woo
MusicCravity

Best OST Award

YearWinnerWork
2016 Gummy
2017 Ailee
2021 Lim Young-woong
2024 Byeon Woo-seok
2025 KPop Demon Hunters

Fabulous Award

YearCategoryWinner
2017 Television / FilmPark Seo-joon, Lee Joon-gi
MusicExo, Super Junior
2018 Television / Film

Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo

MusicBTS, Twice
2021 Television / FilmLee Jung-jae
MusicSeventeen
2022 MusicSeventeen, Lim Young-woong
2023 Television / Film Kathryn Bernardo, Daniel Padilla
Music Stray Kids, NewJeans
2024 Television / Film Kim Soo-hyun
2025 Television / Film IU, Lee Jun-ho

Focus Award

YearCategoryWinner
2018 Television / FilmJin Ju-hyung, Kim Yong-ji, Shin Hyun-soo
MusicD-Crunch, W24
2019 Television / FilmLee Jung-eun
MusicLoona, Dongkiz
2020 Television / FilmAhn Eun-jin
MusicOneus, AleXa
2021 Television / FilmDoyoung, Park Geon-il
MusicDKB, Kingdom, Blitzers
2022 Television / FilmHaknyeon
MusicLapillus, ATBO, Trendz
2023 Television / FilmYounghoon, Ahn Dong-goo
Music Hori7on, Lun8
2024 Music WHIB [ko]

New Wave Award

YearCategoryWinner
2017 Television / FilmChoi Tae-joon, Gong Seung-yeon, Shin Hyun-soo
MusicSnuper, Astro, The Rampage from Exile Tribe
2018 Television / FilmKim Seol-hyun
MusicKard, Cosmic Girls, Gugudan
2021 Television / FilmNa In-woo
MusicSTAYC, Weeekly
2022 Television / FilmHwang Min-hyun, Choi Si-won
MusicTempest, Nmixx, Kep1er
2023 Television / FilmPark Jae-chan
MusicAsh Island, Kingdom, Yao Chen
2024 MusicBibi
2025 Television / FilmJeong Yun-ho
MusicAllDay Project

Best Actor Award

Ed.YearWinner
3rd 2018Ju Ji-hoon, Yoo Yeon-seok, IU
4th 2019Ji Chang-wook
5th 2020Ahn Hyo-seop, Lee Sung-kyung
6th 2021Park Joo-mi, Heo Sung-tae, Kim Joo-ryoung
7th 2022Lee Jae-wook, Kim Se-jeong, Lee Jun-young, Kwon Yu-ri
8th 2023Ahn Hyo-seop, Kim Se-jeong
9th 2024Suho, Kim Hye-yoon
10th 2025Lee Hye-ri, Cha Joo-young, Lee Jun-young, Choo Young-woo

Best Creator Award

YearWinner
2017 Shin Won-ho for Reply series
2018 Won Dong-yeon
2021 Brave Brothers
2023 3RACHA
2024 Seo Hyun-joo (Starship Entertainment)
2025 3RACHA

Best Emotive Award

YearCategoryWinner
2018 Television / FilmJung Hae-in, Lee Sung-kyung, Lee Jun-ho
2019 Television / FilmLim Ji-yeon
MusicKang Daniel
2020 Television / FilmKim Seon-ho, Ahn Bo-hyun
MusicNCT Dream, (G)I-dle
2021 Television / FilmMoon Ga-young, Cha Eun-woo
MusicKwon Eun-bi, WJSN Chocome
2022 Television / FilmNa In-woo
MusicNmixx, Cravity
2023 Television / FilmSuho
Music&Team, BoyNextDoor, Oneus
2024 Television / FilmJo Yu-ri
MusicTony Yu
2025 Television / FilmKang You-seok
MusicRiize

Best History of Songs Award

Ed.YearWinner
3rd 2018 Se7en
5th 2020 Super Junior
6th 2021 3JSB

Best Musician Award

YearWinner
2018Zico, iKon
2019NU'EST
2020Song Ga-in, Kang Daniel, Iz*One
2021Kang Daniel, Itzy, Astro, Wonho, The Boyz
2022Le Sserafim, Peck, Yena, Treasure, NiziU
2023Zerobaseone, Sakurazaka46, Kwon Eun-bi, Kard, STAYC
2024Zerobaseone, Kiss of Life, Bibi, Jimin
2025TWS, Kiss of Life, MEOVV, Yena, Ash Island, Chanmina

Best Producer Award

YearWinner
2016 Bang Si-hyuk (Big Hit Entertainment)
2018 Pdogg (Big Hit Entertainment)
2019 Zico (KOZ Entertainment)
2021 Woozi (Pledis Entertainment)
2022 Seo Hyun-joo (Starship Entertainment)
2023
2024 Bumzu (Pledis Entertainment)
2025 3Racha (JYP Entertainment)

Best Choice Award

YearCategoryWinner
2016 Television / FilmSung Hoon, Lee Si-young
MusicDynamic Duo
2017 Television / FilmMin Hyo-rin, Lee Tae-im, Kent Tsai
MusicJust Jerk
2018 Television / FilmJasper Liu, Kwak Si-yang, Jinyoung
MusicSnuper
2019 Television / FilmLee Jung-eun, Ahn Hyo-seop
MusicMomoland
2020 Television / FilmAhn Bo-hyun, Park Ju-hyun
MusicThe Boyz, Itzy
2021 Television / FilmLee Jun-young, Joo Suk-tae
MusicPentagon, Golden Child, Momoland
2022 Television / FilmKim Seon-ho
MusicWJSN Chocome, Kard, Stray Kids, Kep1er, Pentagon
2024 Television / FilmJo Yu-ri
MusicDoyoung, Ten
2025 Television / FilmLee Yi-kyung
MusicHyunjin, Hongjoong, Shuhua, Kim Chaewon

Hot Trend Award

YearCategoryWinner
2018 Television / FilmYoona, Jung Hae-in
2021 Television / FilmLee Jung-jae
MusicBrave Girls, aespa
2022 Television / FilmLee Jun-ho, Park Min-young
MusicIVE, NiziU, Lim Young-woong, Seventeen
2023 Television / FilmAhn Hyo-seop, Lee Jun-ho
MusicNewJeans, SB19
2024 Television / FilmKim Soo-hyun
2025 Television / FilmIU

Potential Award

YearCategoryWinner
2019 Television / FilmJung Hae-in
MusicKang Daniel, Snuper
2020 Television / FilmPark Jin-young, Kim Hye-yoon
MusicCravity, Iz*One
2021 Television / FilmHwang Min-hyun
MusicT1419, AleXa
2022 Television / FilmKang Daniel
MusicLightsum, TFN, Kingdom, Billlie
2023 Television / FilmYoo Seon-ho
MusicATBO, Lapillus, Paul Blanco
2024 Television / FilmChoi Bo-min
MusicNCT Wish
2025 MusicXikers

AAA Scene Stealer

YearWinner
2019 Lee Jung-eun, Lee Kwang-soo
2020 Kim Min-jae
2021 Cha Ji-yeon
2022 Ryu Kyung-soo
2023 Jung Sung-il
2024 Kim Min [ko]
2025 Choi Dae-hoon

AAA Top of Kpop Record

YearWinner
2019 Super Junior

AAA Best Achievement Award

YearWinner
2021 NU'EST
2022 Kwon Yu-ri

AAA Best of Best Starnews Choeaedol Popularity Award

YearWinner
2020 BTS

AAA Hot Issue Award

YearCategoryWinner
2020 Television / FilmKim Soo-hyun, Seo Yea-ji
MusicLim Young-woong, Itzy

Best Acting Performance Award

YearCategoryWinner
2020 Television / FilmLee Joon-hyuk
Jeon Mi-do
2021 Television / FilmTakumi Kitamura, Kwon Yu-ri, Sung Hoon
2022 Television / FilmBona, Kim Young-dae, Hwang Min-hyun, Choi Si-won
2023 Television / FilmMoon Ga-young, Kim Young-dae, Lee Jun-young, Suho

Best Music Video Award

YearWinner
2020 Stray Kids
2021 Everglow
2024 Le Sserafim
2025 Meovv – Hands Up

Best Pop Artist Award

YearWinner
2020MAX
Anne-Marie

Best Couple Award

YearWinner
2024Byeon Woo-seok, Kim Hye-yoon
2025Park Bo-gum, IU

Best Asian Star Award

YearWinner
2024Kentaro Sakaguchi

Best K-pop Record Award

YearWinner
2024Jungkook, Seventeen, Stray Kids
2025Ive, Ateez, Stray Kids

Best Band Award

YearWinner
2024 DAY6
2025 QWER

Best Performance Award

YearWinner
2024NewJeans – How Sweet
2025KiiiKiii, Cortis

Queen of AAA

YearWinner
2024Jang Won-young

Asia Star Award

YearWinner
2016Yoona, Park Bo-gum, Exo
2017Suzy
2025JJ Lin, Yoona, Satoh Takeru

Best Voice Performance

YearWinner
2025Arden Cho

Symbol of AAA

YearWinner
2025Jang Won-young

Grand Presence of K-pop

YearWinner
2025Jang Won-young, Felix

10th anniversary special awards

As part of AAA's 10th anniversary celebrations, actors Park Bo-gum (L) and Kim You-jung (R) won the Legendary Couple Award for the series Love in the Moonlight which aired in 2016 – the same year the award show was founded[15]
YearWinner
2025 Monsta X (History of K-pop)
Bumzu (Legendary Producer)
Seo Hyun-joo of Starship Entertainment (Legendary K-pop Master Professional)
Park Bo-gum, Kim You-jung (Legendary Couple)
Uhm Ji-won (Legendary Actress)
Lee Joon-hyuk (Legendary Actor)
IU (Legendary Female Solo)
G-Dragon (Legendary Male Solo)
Blackpink (Legendary Female Group)
BTS (Legendary Male Group)

Discontinued awards

Most wins

RankRecipientsWins
1st
 Stray Kids
17
2nd
 Seventeen, BTS
14
3rd
 Lim Young-woong, Lee Jun-ho
12
4th
 NewJeans, IU, Yoona
11
5th
 TWICE, Kim Seon-ho, EXO
9
6th
 Kang Daniel, ITZY, IVE
8
7th
 Park Bo-gum, LE SSERAFIM, Park Min-young
7
8th
 The Boyz, Byeon Woo-seok, Kim Soo-hyun, Jang Won-young, Monsta X, Kim Hye-yoon
6
9th
 Got7, Mamamoo, Super Junior, Zico, Wanna One, Jung Hae-in, Ahn Hyo-seop, NCT 127, Ateez
5
10th
 Blackpink, Lee Byung-hun, Momoland, Lee Jung-Jae, Lee Jun-young, Kwon Yu-ri, Kim Se-jeong, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Zerobaseone, Aespa, Suho, KARD, NiziU
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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Biggest names in Korean entertainment to attend 2016 Asia Artist Awards". The Korea Herald. November 15, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  2. ↑ "2017 Asia Artist Awards to open with stellar lineup of artists". Kpop Herald. November 13, 2017. Archived from the original on September 3, 2018. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Asia Artist Awards Announced Date and Venue". Star News. August 23, 2018. Archived from the original on August 26, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  4. ↑ "Leeteuk, Lee Sung-kyung to MC award show". Korea JoongAng Daily. August 29, 2018. Archived from the original on June 14, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  5. ↑ "'2019 AAA', 11월 26일 베트남 하노이 개최 확정 [공식입장]". Naver. June 10, 2019. Archived from the original on June 13, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "임영웅·NCT 23명→이정재·김수현까지..2020 AAA 레드카펫 프리뷰 직캠 공개". Archived from the original on November 28, 2020. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  7. ↑ Moon, Wan-sik. "이특-장원영, '2021 AAA' MC 확정..12월 2일 韓개최[공식]". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  8. ↑ "이특·장원영, '2022 AAA IN JAPAN' MC 발탁…12월 13일 개최" (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 17, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
  9. ↑ "2023 아시아 아티스트 어워즈(AAA), 12월 14일 필리핀 개최[공식]" (in Korean). August 30, 2023. Archived from the original on May 14, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  10. ↑ "장원영·강다니엘·성한빈, '2023 AAA IN PHILIPPINES' MC 발탁[공식]" (in Korean). September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  11. ↑ "류준열, 장원영·성한빈과 함께…'AAA 2024' MC 호흡" (in Korean). Xports News. October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ↑ Moon, Wan-sik (August 22, 2025). "이준호·장원영 MC '10주년 AAA 2025', 벌써 뜨겁다..5만 5000명↑ 가오슝 내셔널 스타디움 개최 확정[공식]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved August 22, 2025.
  13. ↑ "스키즈→박보검, 'AAA 2025' 대상…가오슝 스타디움 뜨겁게 달궜다". 스타투데이 (in Korean). December 7, 2025. Retrieved December 7, 2025.
  14. ↑ Kim Na-yeon (December 28, 2024). "김수현→뉴진스, 'AAA 2024' 대상 영광..변우석 대상 포함 '6관왕' [종합]" [Kim Soo-hyun → New Jeans, 'AAA 2024' Grand Prize Glory.. '6 Crowns' Including Byun Woo-seok Grand Prize [Comprehensive]]. Star News (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  15. ↑ kimsunset@mtstarnews.com, 김노을 (December 6, 2025). "박보검♥김유정, '구르미' 10주년 앞두고 경사..'AAA 10 레전더리 커플' 수상[10주년 AAA 2025]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved December 7, 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Artist_Awards